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Atlassian can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Assuming you have eligible working rights and a sufficient time zone overlap with your team, you can choose to work remotely or from an office (unless it’s necessary for your role to be performed in the office). Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.
As the Head of the Core Design team, you will create a center of excellence across multiple areas of Design. You will lead experience design managers, product designers, and content designers - and specialists in other Design disciplines, You’ll report directly to the Head of Atlassian Design, and be a member of the Design Leadership group. You will partner on an ongoing basis with the Design Leadership and business peers to establish the team's strategy.
The Main Design Team covers four areas - Accessibility, Design Operations, the Atlassian Design System, as well a new Projects and Prototyping area. You will partner with peers in the Design Leadership group to define what world-class looks-like for these teams and how they can work together to be greater than the sum of their parts. Across all four teams, you will be focused on scale, efficiency and standards. Leading this space means you get to improve for capability of Design that underpins the experience for over 250,000 customers in 190 countries.
What you'll do:
- Improve the capability of Design as a whole by allowing all teams to use the four areas
- Attract, retain, develop, and manage Design leaders
- Set expectations for scale, efficiency and standards
- Inspire excellence in craft and stay up to date with industry best-practice
- Establish trust and build confidence with partners and executive leadership in and outside Design
- Help the Design teams maintain a creative and supportive environment
Your background:
- More than five years experience in senior Design Leadership roles
- Experience in planning and driving direction autonomously - both as a hands-on designer, and as a manager
- Maintain an area of core strength in one or more Design disciplines where you can lead through your expertise
- Track-record in building scaled systems and methods for Design
- Demonstrated capability to understand the technical underpinnings of software products
- Positive collaboration history with other departments, like Engineering, Product Management and Research
- Examples of a high degree of influence with all kinds of internal partners, including senior leadership
At Atlassian, we tie our base pay ranges to role and level. In the United States, that means your base pay ranges will fall into one of three geographic pay zones depending on your location. Our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $246,700 - $378,400
Zone B: $222,000 - $340,600
Zone C: $204,800 - $314,100
Within each range, base pay is ultimately determined based on your skills, expertise, and experience. This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and/or equity.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
Our perks & benefits
To support you at work and play, our perks and benefits include ample time off, an annual education budget, paid volunteer days, and so much more.
About Atlassian
The world’s best teams work better together with Atlassian. From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, Atlassian software products help teams all over the planet. At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, explore our Candidate Resource Hub.
Questions & answers for this position
- What is the type of contract for this position?The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
- What's the salary range for the Head of Design - Core Design position?The suggested salary for this position is $246,700 - $378,400
- Is telecommuting possible for this position?Yes, telecommuting is possible for this position
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